Rex and the Media Release

[Chadzat]

AS far as I am aware- it is still the case that pilots must APPLY to the majors for a job. How can that be called poaching if the PILOTS want to progress their careers?

[The Kavorka]

Again this just proves how farked Rex management is......

I left rex for Jq and was not poached.....(i'm not wild game!!!although some ladies may disagree!!)

I left to fly a jet and get paid more than the pittence Rex was offering.....as many others have..

If these baboons think they are going to train 80 pilots a year they are kidding..there is no instructors left, let alone ones that live in Mangalore..

After to speaking to a very Senior Rex capatain recently he expresed his disgust with the company as he believed that instead of pumping money into untried wannabes, they should at least reward the guys who are willing to stick around and help the company out their current situation..

But no, GB and his group of yes men would not even consider that....

[Level Ridiculous]

What The

This is my first post. I have spent today on the net sending off as many resumes as possible because Im sick of being taken for granted by the Rex Group. The level of disrespect is unbounded and then these unbelievable press releases which is where we have to get all our information from because the company is so arrogant about whats happening. They're enough to make you spew. This current management should be thrown off the harbour bridge for their absolute lack of direction. Talk about heads buried in the sand. You would think it was quite the opposite, i.e. a pilot surplus. There is no way possible that they can get out of this current situation. I say tough tits, sucked in and now whos smiling chumps. Its been said before 'Last one out turn the lights off'

[Lodown]

What took you so long LevRid?

Rex has made it abundantly clear that they are not prepared to be anything other than a temporary notation on the pilot's log book. Unfortunately this might translate to a temporary mention in the annals of Australian aviation history too.

[KRUSTY 34]

Kim Hai, REX Chairman is in town tomorrow. Amongst other things, a meeting with the Orange council. Rumour has it that the council are mightily pissed off with the high rate of cancellations. Well get used to it boys. Unless REX attacks the real issue, retention of existing crew, things will only get worse!

Also on the agenda, a meeting between with the REXPC. To the best of my knowledge this is the first time he has met with them at an official level!!! It will be interesting to view the minutes (if of course they are available).

At the rate REX are losing crew, (I know it's all be said before) the only solution is a re-evaluation of the worth of the regional airline pilot. To date, this has not been a consideration of the company. Any sort of half assed watered down attempt, (please see the QF Link insult) will only result in failure.

It is now crunch time. Do what's necessary, or lose the airline!

[wethereyet]

As always K34, you call it like it is.

I would be nice if the media could do some research and get it right, the boys aren't leaving to fly jets... they are leaving because a captains salary at Rex after tax only just meets the interest payments on an average house.

Highly professional individuals who have made many sacrifices and are unable to make ends meet while doing max hours, WTF. At least 60-70% of intakes would be happy to see their career out in a regional airline, the figures just don't add up.

It's to late to ask a horse that's bolted would he have stayed for $$$. Like a divorce, it's really already happened before the paperwork.

Unfortunately we will have to watch the retards bathe in bonuses till it all runs dry Greedy, greedy.

[nomorecatering]

Hmmmm 80 cadet pilots a year and all starting on the 10th Dec at Mangalore?

Its 4 weeks away and there is no ramp built for their aircraft, and there is no space left on the existing airport ramp. Between us and Kestral we have taken all the spots. There is a new apron planned but its not going to be done in 4 weeks.

In recent weeks 3 small classrooms have been built by the airport. Also aparently 15 new Warriors and 2 new Seminoles have been orderd.

However it will be a good thing for the airport as the number of aircraft based here eventually will compell the airport owner into spending some money on new parallel taxiways.

Dont know where they are going to get Grade 1's from, I hear of a few grade 3's being approached. Also much training will be in simulators, so you wont clock up huge hrs as an instructor. Salaries offered though, seem quite attractive from what I hear.

All hearsay so open to correction.

[wessex19]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD6gbrIw4nQ

[downwind]

The new cadetship in MNG that REX has got going is very similar to the Ansett cadetships they had in Tamworth in the 90's, the cadets from there went succesfully into Kendell then into QF, AN and now DJ etc... without the 500 m\e cmd. The 500 m/e command comes from the old senior commercial requirement needed by the old CASA. Cadets are going to be the new way for airlines in australia in the future. An airline can have the choice of picking fresh young naive wanabees for a pitence and training them to there standards, just look at ryanair in europe a classic example and lufthansa flight training in bremen they have been doing it for years and flying in europe is LOT more demanding than flying in Oz.

[KRUSTY 34]

Gidday downwind, few questions.

How many Ansett Cadets were there during the aforementioned period?

How many of these went on to attain command?

In our new CASA, as opposed to the old CASA!, how many multi-command hours are required to hold a command on the SAAB 340 in REX service?

[downwind]

most of them left to better places krusty!!!

[Captahab]

I thought that two or three of the Ansett cadets achieved their first Kendell commands on the CRJ.

Maybe I am wrong but I do remember something about that at the time.

[KRUSTY 34]

Thanks downwind,

But you didn't answer the last question?